Alejandro Ruiz-Acevedo currently serves as the chief of party on Inclusive Justice project in Colombia, after concluding his stewardship of the preceding Justice for a Sustainable Peace project in Colombia. He is an experienced chief of…
Cristina Hardaga Fernández
Chief of Party, Human Rights Accountability Activity (Promoviendo la Rendición de Cuentas por los Derechos Humanos (RED-DH))
Cristina Hardaga Fernández is the chief of party of the Human Rights Accountability Activity (Promoviendo la Rendición de Cuentas por los Derechos Humanos (RED-DH)), a five-year USAID-funded project focused on enhancing the capacity and commitment of…
Juan Barco
Deputy Chief of Party- Technical, USAID/Colombia Migration Management Activity
Juan is an expert in social policy, with over 14 years of experience working on the implementation and evaluation of Colombian national policies to overcome extreme poverty. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Party…
Maria Paula Vargas
Deputy Chief of Party of Operations, USAID Colombia Venezuela Response and Integration Activity
Maria Paula Vargas is an international development professional with 25 years of professional experience, including 20 years of project administration experience on complex and high-value projects. She is experienced with facilitating financial management, grants and subcontracts…
Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares
Director, New Business Development, Latin America and the Caribbean
Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares, a citizen security and governance specialist with 13 years of international development experience, serves as Chemonics’ Director for New Business Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, overseeing business development across a wide array…
Christina Schultz serves as a Senior Advisor for programming and new business.
Enrique Betancourt
Director, Citizen Security Initiative
Enrique Betancourt is the director of the Citizens Security Initiative at Chemonics, where he contributes to a portfolio of citizen security and justice projects implemented across Latin America and the Caribbean. His work focuses on establishing…
Rosa Jimenez is a lawyer and democracy and governance expert with more than 10 years of experience managing USAID projects in the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, and Nicaragua. She is the former deputy chief of party on…
Marcela Youle
Deputy Chief of Party
Marcela Youle is a senior project management specialist with 15 years of professional experience and over a decade managing international development projects throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Marcela is currently the deputy chief of party…
Raúl Soto
Chief of Party, USAID Violence Prevention and Reduction Activity (PREVI)
Raúl Soto is a violence and crime prevention expert with local and international experience in academia, the Mexican government and civil society. He currently serves as the chief of party for the Violence Prevention and Reduction…
Tracy Shanks
Senior Director
Tracy Shanks is an international development leader with 22 years of experience in private sector development, trade and investment, business enabling environment, democracy and governance, strategy, and program management. Previously, Tracy served as the senior vice…
Todd Diamond
Senior Director, Middle East and North Africa
Todd Diamond is a governance specialist and conflict analyst with more than 25 years of experience designing and implementing international donor projects. Working on behalf of various U.K. and U.S. government agencies, his experience includes assessing…